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The Oklahoma legislature passes the nation’s most restrictive abortion bill, banning abortions from the moment of fertilization and allowing private citizens to sue abortion providers who “knowingly” perform or induce an abortion “on a pregnant woman”. Dr. Yashica Robinson, Medical Director of the Alabama Women’s Center, and Nancy Northup, President of the Center for Reproductive Rights, join to d...

Dave McCormick and Trump-endorsed Memhet Oz are deadlocked in a too-close-to-call Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary, as mail-in ballots are being counted in race that could impact the balance of power in Washington. Jonathan Wackrow is a corporate security consultant. He joins CNN Tonight to discuss the “around-the-clock security” U.S. Marshals are to provide at the homes of Supreme Court justices a...

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Members of Congress are no longer asking, they're ordering. The January 6 Select Committee issues subpoenas to GOP lawmakers Kevin McCarthy, Scott Perry, Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks and Jim Jordan. Will any now participate in the investigation, and what would their colleagues do if they don't comply? Republicans call for the DOJ to stop Roe v. Wade protests at justices' homes, with Mitch McConnell calli...

President Biden Slams the GOP after the Women's Health Protection Act fails to be passed by the Senate. Are the Democrats now out of moves when it comes to trying to salvage Roe v. Wade? Texas District Attorney José Garza has vowed not to take legal action against women seeking abortion services if Roe is overturned. He joins to talk about why, and the ‘luck of a draw’ that some women could potent...

Polls close in the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries, in contests seen as tests of Trump’s dominance in the GOP. Does the former president still have as tight a grip on his party now he's out of office and post-insurrection, and what weight do his endorsements now carry? The former defense secretary under Trump openly calls him a threat to democracy, but two top Republican leaders are caught on...

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The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade sparks National protests, as Chief Justice Roberts launches leak investigation of what he calls “a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the Court and the community of public servants who work here.” Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, and reproductive rights activ...

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House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is caught lying about his remarks on Trump after January 6, as new audio reveals he privately told GOP lawmakers that the then president admitted bearing some responsibility for the Capitol riot. John Bonifaz is the President of ‘Free Speech for People’. He joins CNN Tonight to discuss Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene’s testimony at her hearing over whether she should be...

Vladimir Putin falsely claims Mariupol has been ‘liberated’ as Ukraine denies the City has fallen. Kira Rudik is a Ukrainian Member of Parliament. She joins CNN Tonight to discuss the situation at Aztoval Steel Plant in Mariupol, where Russian forces have surrounded and entrapped hundreds of Ukrainian civilians and soldiers who are sheltering there. Plus, Florida’s GOP-led legislature strips Disne...

As the U.S. unveils new sanctions against Russia, Putin test-launches a new intercontinental ballistic missile, and in a televised address, calls it “Food for thought" to those who might threaten his nation. The DOJ appeals a federal ruling striking down the mask mandate for public transportation after a request from the CDC. CNN Chief Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin joins to discuss whether the outc...

A Ukrainian Commander in Mariupol calls the situation there critical, saying, “We only have a few days, or even hours left”. That, as sources tell CNN the U.S. is prepping another $800 million weapons package for Ukraine. Andrei Illarionov is the former Chief Economic Adviser to the Kremlin. He joins to discuss Putin’s state of mind, and says a Russian energy embargo could end the war within one m...

Andy Slavitt advised the Biden Administration on its Covid response. He joins CNN Tonight to discuss the new federal court ruling which strikes down mask mandates on planes and other public transportation, leading to several major airlines going mask-optional. Plus, as Russian forces begin the long expected battle for Donbas, Ukraine, the U.S. State Department considers labeling Russia a state spo...

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, President Zelensky warned that "all of the countries of the world" should be prepared for the possibility that Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. This, as heavy shelling takes place along much of the front line in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv, and Ukraine’s National Police report that more than 900 bodies of Ukrainian civilians...

On day 50 of the war in Ukraine, Russia says its warship “Moskva” has sunk; Ukraine claims it struck the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet with missiles. The crew was forced to abandon the Moskva, giving the Ukrainian military a morale boost and causing embarrassment to Moscow. A Ukraine special-operations unit destroyed a bridge near Izium, as Russian forces continue to fight to take the strat...

New satellite images released today show hundreds of Russian military vehicles repositioning in Eastern Ukraine. 180,000 people wait to be evacuated from in and around Mariupol, as Biden unveils $800M in new security assistance. This, as The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) finds "clear patterns" of violations of international humanitarian law by Russian forces in Ukraine...

Ten people were shot and at least sixteen suffered injuries in a Brooklyn subway shooting this morning during rush hour. NYPD officials have identified a “person of interest”, but say at this time there is no known motive for the Brooklyn shooting. Biden calls Putin’s invasion of Ukraine a “genocide” for the first time, as Putin says today that peace talks have reached a “dead end”, making it clea...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that “ten’s of thousands” of Russian troops will launch full-scale combat actions in the east, but says, “we’re ready”. Intense bombardments over the weekend left dozens dead or wounded as civilians continued to flee along treacherous evacuation routes. Newly released satellite images showed an eight-mile-long convoy of Russian armored vehicles and truc...

A Russian missile strike on a train station used as an evacuation hub in the Eastern city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, kills at least 50 people and leaves more than 100 injured. Russia blames Ukraine for the attack, saying it did it to its own people. But the U.S. assesses it was a Russian short-range ballistic missile fired from a Russian position, inside Ukraine. CNN learns Donald Trump Jr. texted Wh...

The world takes further action to isolate Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, with the U.N. voting to suspend Putin's regime from the Human Rights Council. Ukrainian officials say major fighting is underway on the shifting battlefield as Russian forces target Donbas, and a top U.S. General warns the Ukraine war will be a "long slog".CNN learns America is actively providing Intelligence to Uk...

As allegations emerge of a cover-up by Russian troops, President Biden says "major war crimes" are happening in Ukraine, with the Mayor of Mariupol saying his devastated city is “the new Auschwitz”. That, as the Western Lviv region is targeted by Russian strikes and local officials say heavy fighting is underway in Eastern Ukraine. Oleksandra Matviichuk is a human rights lawyer and the ‘Center for...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the U.N. Security Council in the wake of the Bucha massacre, calling for Russian military members to be tried for war crimes and telling the Council to "dissolve yourself" if you won't punish Russia. That, as the U.S. announces new Russia sanctions and makes a case to expel it from the Human Rights Council. As Russia continues to lie about the horro...

President Biden calls for Putin to be put on trial for war crimes as mass graves are discovered in Bucha, a suburb Northwest of Kyiv, after Russian forces withdraw amid fears Putin could be preparing for a new large-scale offensive in Eastern Ukraine. Rachel Denber is Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch. She joins CNN Tonight to discuss her organisation’s new report which documents “apparent war...

Ukraine’s President Zelensky refuses to confirm or deny ordering an airstrike which resulted in a direct hit on a Russian fuel depot containing millions of gallons of fuel. That, as satellite images show Russian forces are gone from an airport outside of Kyiv, now the site of Ukraine’s first big victory. And, the next round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia resume, with Zelensky’s chief o...